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WRITE A LETTER TO A DEAD PERSON AND PLACE IT ON TOP OF A GLASS OF
WATER. PLACE THE GLASS UNDER THE CENTER OF YOUR BED. THE DEAD
PERSON WILL COME AND TELL YOU WHICH NUMBER TO PLAY.
Submitter comment: THIS IS FOR PLAYING THE NUMBERS. THE INFORMANT NEVER TRIED IT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Guessing BELIEF -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter |
Date learned: 00001950S